Giants Were in on Jeffery Simmons Before Titans Said Yes to Blockbuster Bears Trade

The New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh blew right past NFL etiquette to try to get Jeffery Simmons before the Titans rejected them to accept an offer from the Chicago Bears. Per The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones, after Giants GM Joe Schoen got shut down by Titans GM Mike Borgonzi, Harbaugh placed a direct call to Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk ahead of the Nov. 10 deadline. “Multiple sources tell The Athletic the Giants’ head coach called Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk directly in an attempt to trade for the All-Pro defensive tackle, breaking with traditional NFL trade-talk norms,”…